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SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT COURTS SUPERIOR TO MAGISTRATE HAVE POWER TO ORDER REMAND OF THE ACCUSED

The Two Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and KM Joseph passed a Judgment dated 12-05-2021 in the case of Gautam Navlakha v. National Investigation Agency {2021 SCC OnLine SC 382} and held that the courts superior to that of the Magistrate can also exercise power under Section 167 Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Cr.P.C) (Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours) to order for remand of the accused.


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